Pagan Portals - The Awen Alone

It is not a time for standing defiant against the cycles of darkness in nature, but a time of celebrating them, honouring the darkness for the chance to rest and remembering the really important things in life.

Meditation Have you begun to meditate? Have you managed at least 15 to 20 minutes a day? Have you had good days and bad days? What are some of your meditation experiences – are there any that stand out as particularly successful or unsuccessful? Keeping a daily meditation journal may help you to see progress, as well as help spot any difficult area

Daily Prayers Have you found some daily prayers through resources, or written your own? When do you pray? Is it at a certain time each day, or do you go more with the flow of events in the day? What is the nature of your first prayer of the day, and why?

The Ancestors of Place This is a time of year to really deepen your connection with the ancestors of place. These are the people, flora and fauna of your local environment, who have all contributed to it simply by sharing that space that you now call home. In the autumn, when we are inspired by nature all around us, winding down and in the process

Two festivals, mentioned previously, fall during the autumn season. Find out all that you can about each one – where they originated, what gods they might be dedicated to.

Once the house is fully prepared for winter, I can look forward to the time of Samhain; I know that I can sit back and begin to dream of new plans for the coming year.

I wash down all the floors in my house – you can use a special mix of your favourite herbs and oils with vinegar and water to give them a really good scrubbing. I also use vinegar and water to wash all the windows in the house, dust all the blinds, and really get into all the nooks and crannies. Wood is bought and stored for the fireplace, and the

Give your house a really good clear out.

Here are some examples, and things to think about: